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a useful comparison. wish i owned one.
Edit: now with link! http://www.protoolreviews.com/tools/power/cordless/drills-drivers-cordless/review-cordless-18v-sds-plus-rotary-hammer-round-up
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i love mine. i'm the type of guy who is definately an XL, and the XL fits perfect.
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these are again/still available at the same price through CPO or Amazon ...
I'm tempted to buy another one...
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we got by just....
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yeah, we're really looking forward to playing with some FEIN products. They are a very proud company.
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my dewalt and bosch 18v tools both have a little movement from memory.
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weren't Makita mainly running Ni-Mh(?) when everyone else was running Ni-Cad?
With regard to Dewalts initial 20V / 18V XR line, I've never once seen a DCD990 in (aus) stores, and rarely seen the right-angled drill. Most stores had the large hammer drill, compact drill (or 2), impact driver, recip saw, circ saw, SDS and light. 5 or 6 real tools to choose from, and they came out slowly. Grinder should have been available at launch. But I'm proud to own them
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Thanks guys, they're really fun Up next will be reviews of the Dewalt impact wrench DCF880 and some FEIN gear!
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Hey all,
OZ Tool Talk's next review is done. Check out http://oz-tool-talk.tumblr.com/ for the write up:
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You choose the shipping company (knowing what the price of each is). Then you pay shipito the shipping plus their fees, which depend on how much work they do for you in consolidating etc.
This was my total price for 6 purchases all consolidated into one fairly big box (26"x13"x13" & 31 lbs) to Australia.
Processing Fee $16 (6 packages)
Repacking fee:$12.00
Postage:$111.18 (Carrier $106.60 - Bank fee 4.3% $4.58)
TOTAL:$139.18
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pretty sure the clip holder/magazine would be angled if it was a framer.
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Nice. Did you get the dewalt jacket only or kit? I'm thinking about getting some of those for family members if the deals are still good.
That's how I do it buy and upgrade my stuff and sell the old
I got the kit (with the intention of selling off the battery and charger to make the jacket even cheaper). You need the USB power source to power the jacket.
Its REALLY nice quality! It looks and feels great (i got the hoodie) and will last years and years.
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12" Bosch Axial Glide Mitre Saw
Dewalt Table Saw
Fein 9" Grinder
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As mentioned in Tool Talk 3, Dan and Eric were nice enough to try out an International give away, to me!
They sent me an awesome Milwaukee laser distance finder to my US 'virtual' address (provided by Shipito) and I had Shipito send it to me via TNT. Took about 10 days from when i clicked send to arrive at my door in Aus.
I let it sit in my mailbox for a week or two though, cause I got busy buying from the US Got all this (plus TIA giveaway) in one big box:
EBAY:
Dewalt heated jacket kit (CPO deal)
Dewalt ratcheting wrenches
AMAZON
Dewalt DCF880M2
MLCS Router Bit set
Kreg Jig kit
Some adapters and nutsetters
What a birthday haul. Now to offload some other stuff to pay for it all!
Dwain
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Well the Dewalt reversible ratcheting wrenches arrived today. Man are they pretty and shiney! I really like them.
Thanks for the discussion and recommendations all, especially Travis.
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oh ok, thats weird. I dont think i've seen anything more compact from Milwuakee M18 in Aus...
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here in Aus we have different model numbers, but i think it was this one (i was holding them without batts). http://www.milwaukeetools.com.au/products/m18/show/c18pd
maybe it was the handling (handle, weight distribution etc), but it just felt more like the big drills than a compact.
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Are you referring to the original m18 compact drill? I got a chance to check it out and it wasn't heavy.
i was in a tool shop the other day holding and twisting several drills, including the original M18 compact. it felt much more alike to the M18 FUEL than to the Dewalt or Bosch compacts.
Glad the newer version is short and lighter! I'd like to see a comparison of the Dewalt, Bosch and Milwaukee compact drills!
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ahh ok, so the US does have a newer version that the one's I've seen anyway. Here's hoping they release a FUEL!
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Despite not owning any, I'm a big fan of the Milwaukee 18V line.
As ace as their line-up is (particularly FUEL), to me, the most important tool in the whole line-up is the compact drill. Most of the time many of us don't need the power/weight/size of the premium hammer drills. And unless the US has something Aus doesn't, the compact drill is a let down.
I'm sure its got plenty of power, and the metal chuck is nice, but its still heavy! And the FUEL hammer drill is shorter (to its credit)! Comparing the Dewalt and Bosch compact drills, the Milwaukee is just not compact.
Does anyone agree? Is there any whispers of an update?
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he was talking about himself methinks
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the Dewalt 12V Max stuff is good. I have the drill and screwdriver (love them), sold the impact due to owning an 18V and would love to try their 3/8 wrench. If you already have 20V Max then your charger can charge 12v max too which is a bonus.
These tools might cover your needs perfectly. BUT they only have batteries up to 1.5Ah (compared to 2.0 and 4.0 from Bosch and Milwaukee). They also have a tiny range.
But Milwaukee (then Bosch) have much better range and battery options.
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the only cordless staplers i know of are the Ryobi and Makita 18v units.
Keep the hard cases alive! DCK491L2 In a 4 tool hard case!
in Dewalt
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shiney!